Metallic railway-tie.



J. M. HEASLBY. v METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 2, 1912.

1,@%,705, V I Patented Nov. 26, 1912 INVENTOR f 'mnmmc summit-21E.

4 Be' it known that I, JACOB HEASLEY a; citizen of the United States, a resident 0 Pittsburgh, in the. county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain' new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

One object. of the present inventlon is to provide ametallic tie that will effectively withstand the strains and wear to which cross ties are subjected, also one that Wlll be securely held by the ballast.

A further and very important characteristic of the invention is the structural arrangement or make-up in the tie, the parts comprising {the same being of conventlonal shapesthat may be rolled and subsequently cut into requisite lengths, and comparativelylittle work is required for adapting and assembling them into tie form. The weight of a cross tie is an important factor,

- 7 many designs heretofore proposed being too heavy for practical use, and. increased weight usually means added cost. Hence the weight and cost factors have received'careful consideration in developing the present invention.

A further feature of the invention is the 80=- means employed for fastening the rails to \the tie, the fastening device alsobeing preferablya piece of rolled section with the tie recessed to cooperatetherewith for holding the rail.

I In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in topplan. of a-ti'e constructed in accordance with the invention, one rail "be- 7 ing shown in placethereon and the other rail removed. Fig. 2 is. a view-0f the tie, showing one-half thereof inside-elevation and the other half in longitudinal sect on.

- Figs. 3 and 4 are ver-tical cross sections on lines 3-3 and 4 4, respectively, of Fig.2. Fig. 5 is a' detail of enact the railsupperte ing members of the tie. and mg. 6 1s a VlOW perspective, of a" portion" of the blank from which the tie body is. formed. Fig. 7 is a detail of one of the fastening devices.

Referring to. the -di'aWins,-the tie consists primarily-of a tie be and two rail supporting members, the ody being so shaped and secured to said members as to form a substantially one-piece structurev I, Specification ofj-Lettersikatentt L nppliqatton flledhugust23912..Seria1No.712,895.

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ties of the latter upwardly and backwardly over'fianges 6, as indicated at 4. The tie body is formed with openings 7 through which heads 3 of the supports extend the construction being'such that the tie body fits snugly against web 2 between the flanged extremities 3 and 4 of the support, as indicated at 5', Fig. 4.

The walls of each opening 7 are of such form as to combin with a removable fastening device for securing the rail to the tie. The vmetal at one side of the opening is shaped to form tongue or lip 8 which overhangs one side of base flange R of the rail, while at the opposite side opening 7 is enlarged as indicated at 9 to provide a-passageway for key 10 movable longitudinally of the rail. Fig.- 7, isvgrooved longitudinally on one face at 11 to embrace the rail' flange R, while beneath said groove the same face of the whichenter grooves or notches 13" of the channel-like, tie, body. Key 1O is simply a short pieeeof rolled section of the shape the key which permits it to compress sulficiently to enter the key recess when it. is

-tion of t e metal at the outer, side of the kerf is bent laterally for securing the key, as shown in Fig. 1.

While the tie body may be shaped by various procedures, in the preferred practice it is formed of a rolled channel, Fig. 6, in which openings 7 are out, also preferably channelb ank is then bent on a central lonare secured together by bendingthe extremi- This key, shown in detailin key is sloped or wedge shaped at, 12'to fit undercut 12' at one extremity of head 3 ofTthe rail support. The opposite longitudiv nal face of the key is formed with head 13 an openin 15at the center of the tie. The

described, and the wledging action is obtained by for-.mmg a kerf 14 in one end of I 100,

driven ti htly into place, and then the porgitudinal, line to form the upwardly arched central body portion of the tie, while the channel flanges take their place on base flange 4, it being understood that the body- I may be formed of a flat piece or shape hav-.

forming blank is bent into shape on or around the rail supports with the heads of the latter projecting through openings 7. It will be understood, however, that the body simply cutting these shapes into requisite lengths. Thereafter comparatively little work is necessary in constructing the parts into a tie structure.

A tie--of the embodiments here shown is relatively light in weight and is very elficient. The open-bottom channel of the tie body permits the ballast of the road bed to enter, uniting the tie with the bed in such manner as to preclude creeping or displacement of any kind. The condition within the bottom of a tie may be observed through opening 15, and this opening also serves to ventilate the tie channel. Said opening may be utilized for inserting any desired form of ballast.

A' characteristic of the invention is the communication of the pressure strains to all portions of the tie, the same being exerted initially upon the rail supports and from the latter transmitted in either direction to the tie body. The rail supports provide a broad base beneath and around which the tie may be effectively camped.

I claim 1. A tie body of inverted channel form having openings spaced apart the distance between the two rails of a track, rail supports within and embraced by the channellike body with their upper portions extending through the body openings and with the rall sustaining surfaces of the supports beneath' the plane of the top extremity of the body with the body at opposite sides of each support adapted to receive fastenings for the rails which rest on the supports.

2. The combination of two rail supports each having a flanged base, a tie body adapted to embrace the supports, and means located at the base of thetie for securing the tie to the flanged base of each support.

3. The combination of two rail supports each having a head portion on which the rail rests, a hollow metallic tie body having openings to embrace the supports with the sup port heads extending through the openings,

and means for securing the tie to the supports.

4. The combination of two flanged rail supports, a tie body adapted to embrace the supports for holding them fixed relatively to each other with the extremities of the support flanges bent to secure'the tie body thereto.

, 5.The combination of two rail supports upon the flanged base with theextremities of the latter bent over the tie body flangesfoi' confining the body,

. 6. The combinatlonoftwo rail supports,

a tie body of channel'forrn open at the bottom. and shaped toembrace. therail supports for holding-them fixed relatively to each other, and means for securing the tie body to the supports- J 7. The combination of two rail supports each having'a flanged base and a headed rail-sustaining top with the head and base connected by a vertical web, and a tiebody of channel form open at the bottomand embracing the support webs and formed with openings through which the heads of the rail supports project, and means for se curing the tie body to the flanged base portions of the supports.

8. .The combination of two rail. supports each having a flanged base and a headed rail-sustaining top and an interposed verti-- ca'l 'web, a tie body of channel iorm open from below with the lower edges thereof flanged laterally'and adapted to rest on the base portions of thesupports, the support webs extending upwardly through-the body I channel and the latter formed'with top.

openings through which the rail'sus'taining' heads of the supports project, andmeans'.

for securing the body each support.

" .9. Thecombinationof tworail supports I each ha-ving a rail-sustaining top-portion flanges .to the base of and a flangedbase, and a tie body formed-of a blank of plate metal provided with openings through which therail-sustaining portions of the supports project, theblank bent on a line extending longitudinally thereof.

to form an open bottom channel with the rail-sustaining portions of the supports extending through said openings and with the bottom longitudinal edgesof the channel extending laterally and bearing on the flanged base of each rail support, and means for securing the tie body to the supports.

10. The combination of" two rail-supports each consisting of a flanged base a rail-sus-v taining head and an interposed web, and a tie body formed of a blank of plate meta-l havingopenings through which the railsustaining' heads p1 ect, the plate metal blank bent on a line extending. longitudi; 1

nally thereof to, form a channel open at the lac . i 11-. Thei'combination' of two railsupports eachadapted at its upper endto sustain a 1 "and extending above the latter and formed -;with openings to expose the'rail-sustainiiig SllljiflCGS thereof,- one wall of each opening overhanging the top surface of the support '15 a rail, and the opposite wall of each opensh-aped to receive a rail fastening.

v-12.- The combination of a tie body '5 ing; in-the crown-of the arch for each railfa i grooyed :key movable longitudinallyoof the rail and adapted to embrace the base flange gchannel embracing the web portions of the sh'pports, the channel flanged outwardly-t 1 its longitudinalied-ges where it rests flanged-base, portions of the supports, and m eans for securing face of the key opposite its, Ifail-embracing--; face, the opening in the tie crown enlarged Omand. with the opposite walls;

the tie body to the jsuprailfand a tie body secured to the supports and undercut, to embrace the base flange of ing and the adjacent face of the support I arched upwardly in cross'sectionand with an openthereof and witha longitudinal bead on the to rec'eivethe key and formed with a groove 13. "The combination of a cross tie arched upw'ardly in-cross section and with openingsin the crown of the arch to receive the on the faceof the key" opposite its"rail e'r na grooveto. embrace; the key bead, the key forined at one end with a longitudinal kerf v time, a grooved key inot'able i of therail" andQadapted. to; embrace the-base flange thereof and with a longitudinal-bead bracing-face; -.the-opening in the tie crown enlarged toreceive the keyandjformedwith the oilter'side. of thekerf bent to holdthe-M same.- I

14; The combination of two rail supports each of substantially I section fia tie body formed of a blank of channel formhaving openings to embrace the upper rail-sustaining heads of the'supports, the, blank'bent on'a line extending longitudinally thereof to form an'open bottom channel with the opposite'sides of the channel embracing the web portions of the supports and with-the flanges of the 'channel blank bearing on the base flanges of the supports, and meansfor securing the tiebody'to the supports.

' In testimony whereof I 'aflix my signatu in presence of two Witnesses. 1 r

. .YJAooB HEASLEY.

Witnesses": n

' NESBIT. F E GAITH151R.

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